craig dixon

International Scaffolding Specialist

Manager of services department in the largest ship repair yard in the Middle East. Repair, conversion and new build Riggs and vessels.

Responsible for all Scaffolding activities at Majnoon oil/ gas field.
Organise all labour, give direction and technical advise.
Track all scaffolding activities and supply comprehensive reports to Shell.
Complete risk assessments and method statements.
Apply for Brown field and Green field site permits.
Train and mentor local labour.

Subcontract scaffolding trainer and inspector throughout UAE


Main training Areas:

Scaffolding Inspection
Scaffolding Basic
Scaffolding Advanced
Mobile Access Towers
Manual Handling
Working at Heights
Harness Inspection
Harness User
Scaffold Board Inspector to British Standard
Health & Safety

Clients include:
Simian Risk UK (CISRS training)
Height for Hire (Safety Training). Dublin County Council
Heartbeat Safety Training Hertel Industrial Services
Safety Solutions Safety Training Shell
FRS Training networks Walls Construction
Bowen Group Sisk

Branch Manager of a large scaffolding company.
Acquiring new contracts
Estimating all Contracts
Preparing Contracts Documentation
Preparing Health and Safety Documentation
Quantity Surveying
Quality Control

Responsible for all aspects of Management of a large scaffolding company.
Acquiring new contracts
Estimating all Contracts
Preparing Contracts Documentation
Preparing Health and Safety Documentation
Quantity Surveying
Preparation of accounts
Credit Control
Quality Control

Experience with contracts over €1, 000, 000.00 in value
Excellent estimating skills combined with very good I.T skills to produce quality documentation.

Able to handle all aspects of a contracts company from project start to finish.

Good contacts within the building industry in the Dublin area.

Health & Safety Trainer: Scaffolding, Safety Inspection, Manual handling, Alloy Towers, Articulated Dumper.
Harness Inspection.

Duties include the upgrade and monitoring of the company safety statement, site inspection throughout Ireland, specific control on heavy industrial sites including design of structures and control of labour. The acquirement and setting up of contracts. Contracts estimating including quotations to client and monitoring of payments. Training of staff i.e. Health and Safety education and Scaffolding. The design and implementation of a national system scaffold manual.

Altogether a comprehensive range of duties, working very closely with the contracts manager to assist in company expansion, responsible to the directors

Training Advisor working for local government funded training company, responsible for recruiting and direct training of trainees in construction NVQs and scaffolding up to basic part II / NVQ II standards.
Experience with 16 -24 yr old school leavers & unemployed,
Ex offenders & commercial clients.

I was also responsible for company expansion into the commercial side of training and assessing, managing all aspects of the business.
Commercial business developed for the company: -

Scaffold Safety Inspection
Manual Access
Basic Part II Scaffolding
Basic Part I Scaffolding
Aluminum towers
Site safety Training

Responsible for many heavy industrial contracts including Nuclear and Coal fired power stations, offshore platform production, and Petrochemical and Chemical plants.